June 2013

Attitude of adolescents towards abortion in Ilorin Metropolis

  The study examined the attitude of adolescents in Ilorin metropolis towards abortion. The study made use of descriptive design and the instrument used was a self-constructed questionnaire titled the attitude of adolescents towards abortion. A panel of guidance counselors and psychologists established its face and content validities. Test re-test reliability of the instrument was also ensured and a reliability...

Author(s):   Alade, Folasade Adesola      

June 2013

A study of adolescents’ perception of parental influence on academic activities

  Research has established the importance of family support, and parental support in particular, in predicting adolescents’ educational and psychological outcomes. The family has been identified as a critical force even more powerful and direct than teachers in their children’s education. A number of studies have attempted to compare the belief, attitudes, values of parents and their children and...

Author(s):   Letha N. C.    

June 2013

Evaluation of the eye movement desensitization procedure through the Internet for resolving distressing memories

  The internet-based Eye Movement Desensitization (EMD) procedure based mainly on the third and fourth phases of the EMDR protocol was developed. After completing pre-intervention assessments, 305 female university students were randomly assigned to the Internet EMD condition or to a control condition. Treatment effects of the Internet EMD program were analyzed in two groups of the Internet EMD condition (high...

Author(s):   Keiko Nakano